Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-10

For the most part it is impossible 10 answer
such inquiries satisfactorily because there
is no accessible list Of families who would !
take hoarders. If announcements Of board
ing places were made in the newspapers or
through some other channel the benefit de
rived would more than pay the small cost
incurred
Freighting is now very active over the
narrow gauge road The freight is mostly
lumber, of which < to ~ carloads come
down daily.
Mr. and Mrs E. B. Carpenter of Mendo-
Ia, ILL.,, parents of h. 2. Carpenter, are ex-
pected here soon to spend the summer.
An agricultural friend of humane ten
denotes wants the grass which is cut on the
common this year fed to that COW on one Of
the monument tablets.
Somebody has broken into Mr.. Crowell's
cottage in the park this week, entering the
cellar by taking out some of the underpin
ming. Mr.. Crowell will he happy to give
$40 to know who did it,
The Estey Guard and Fuller Battery will
attend services at the Baptist church i'll "A
body Sunday evening. June 10th, when
special sermon will be- preached by Rev.
Mr.. Parry.
The marriage of Mr. f. T Shearer and
Miss Blanche Steers takes place next Mon
day
Both the savings banks have declared
| semi-annual dividends Of 2t per cent, pay
able July LIST
On Tuesday, the 2sth inst, the marriage
Of Miss Lizzie Schuster and DR.. Twitchell
of Ashmont Mass, will take place at the
| Unitarian church, and on the Both that Of
Miss Emily Bradley and DR.. VIM. f. Wes-
/ all g At k. all.
Rev Joel Bingham of Iowa IL in town
on visit TO his brother, Principal b. +.
| Bingham.
The large three manual pedal organ with
! pipe top, which the Estey Organ Co. have
| for several months been at work upon, is 10
be shipped to the London exhibition on
| Monday At the request Of many persons
they have consented TO place the instru
ment on exhibition in Shop No. during to
morrow, saturday, lth inst. 1t is the fin
est specimen of reed organ building that
has ever left the shops
We learn this morning that II very flat
tering offer has been made by a company
Of men in Il Western town to the Carpenter
organ company for the removal Of their
business there. A capital stock of 800, 900
has been pledged and bonus for the bust
ness is promised besides The offer came
rs an expression Of personal confidence in
| Mr. Carpenter by men who have known
him from childhood, but while its terms are
very advantageous he is reluctant 10 leave
IA place where his relations have been 50
pleasant, and where the future is So prom
ising, as IN Brattleboro The business Of
his company has grown steadily some 20
men are now employed, and the industry is
one which Brattlehoro cannot afford % lose
We hope the expression on the part Of our
people will bee such that there will be no Sc
rious thought of taking the business away
from here.
The Sunday school Of the Baptist church
are 10 celebrate next Sunday their 41th an
niversary, and We shall hope to give Il full
report in our next issue. Among the in
teresting things set down in the program
is the sermon in the morning by the pas
tor Rev. Dir. Parry, on Sunday School
Work, and i'll the evening-when the ser
vice is to he held at o'clock-short al
dresses by Pastor Day Of the Congregation
al church and Pastor Spaulding of the West
Brattleboro Baptist church. The sunday
school will occupy the body of the church
in the morning as well as i'll the evening
and the singing will Toe furnished mostly 10y
them. The young ladies meeting, usually
held at o'clock. will be omitted.
Mrs Mary A Woodbridge of Ohio re
cording secretary of the national W. c. 7.
L, and very eloquent speaker will con.
duct Bible-reading at the Methodist church
at P. NJ. on Sunday and give an address
} at the town hall at 1:45. The Us, led hy
I Miss Nyman, will assist in the musical ex
ercises of the evening.
r In this weeks pension-hst appears the
name Of Edward Stearns, Brattleboro, IRE
e. issue
: Dr. Gale and II. r. Lawrence left for
e Moosehead on Monday, Geo. Pratt and Ned
4 | Plummer followed yesterday, and to NOR
row w II. Childs leaves going first witt
q his family 10 several seaside resorts on tn,
- New York and Massachusetts coast.
T. The June drill day Of the Estey Guarc
and Fuller Battery has been changed by al
i official order to Friday, June l., the day Of
b. the soldiers monument dedication. to ena
BILE the companies to take part in the day
exercises.
t c. Z. Allen picked quart of ripe straw
I berries from his vines Wednesday. The,
4 were Crescents, a variety which proves
. week earlier than any other. Last year tn,
% first picking was made June T. Well ripen
ed field strawberries were picked this yea
q on Wednesday, the Sth
I A large gang Of men are now at work ol
II the narrow gauge bridge, and the iron j
being put in place rapidly,
The connection of Mrs. A A Morse witt
I the intermediate school, where she has dom
long and faithful service, was closed yester
10 day. For the remainder of this term he
place will be supplied by Miss Woodburn o
the Esteyville school and the latter schoo
:. is in turn taught by Miss Reed, an assist
ant
The work of laying Mr. Crowells suppl
,, pipe from above West Brattleboro began OF
Wednesday.
d The Esteyville band concert, advertise,
for last Wednesday evening, was postpone,
on account of the severe illness of one o
the residents The concert will be give
+, next Thursday evening at 1880 O'Clock wit
the following program
March, "Collinwood" Pete
II ! Overture, IL Grande. RIPPLE,
l. Grand Musical Smashup. Robinson
, Pretty Little Butterfly" CASEY
- Fantastic MHltHt.s. Iikoh
Galop, Two O'cuck'-DescTiptiye Soul
;. The following is list Of letters remain
Il ing in the Brattleboro post-ofiice June 10
II Women Hattie Barden Hp Slamisse Dumai
e Mrs W h button, Mrs. Addic Greenway, Mr.
J. Chas Gould, Nellie Guiheen, Mrs. Namo Haye'
L. Mrs. Alonu Lord, Johanna LehHy, Mrs Anna
II Mills, Mrs. Sarah NJ Morse, Flora l. Ob,r, Iilli
Plumlner, Annie Riley, Helen l. streeter, Mrs
II, =. J. y.
% Men-Gro T. barrett G. A Bennett Jnu 4
x Butler, Martin Baldwin, Willie X. Bridges o. "
/ ID. Barrett, d. Cohen, George Cain, g. W Gallo
Geo, t. Convey, J. j. Carey, James Davis, Geo /
T. Odross. j II Foshey " T.. Gage, h C. Harlow
r. Frank A Horton, Geo A. Herod, Mr. Hickuck, /
K .. johnson, II. W. Leonard, L. d. Kenney Aol
70 II Mills ChAs Mccoy, JAKE Miller, G. l.. iu
Ter, II. L. Reynolds, john Slytield, Walter 81
It yens, Henry Wagner,
e Hubbard displays this week fine vari,
If ty Of solid silver goods suitable for weddin
D, presents.
1, Some interesting reading viii be foun
le in the report of Robert Fitton's hearing b,
1t fore the Windsor county court At this di,
lance it looks as if Fitton and his couns,
d were rather promiscuously mixed up in tn
If matter in question. 1t also looks as if MI
b. Fitton was in tight place.
l. The First Regiment band have been Ell
ID gagged 10 play at Claremont ON July 4th.
,e FREE DELIVERY.
I'd Announcement comes from Washingto
this week that the free mail delivery wi
= be extended to Brattleboro on July lst III
At der the new law giving such delivery I
s. towns having a population OF 10000 q
r whose post Office revenue amounts TO $40
re 900 or over Montpelier will also have FIRE
~ delivery, The other New England tow
D. named are Northampton, Marlboro, New
lt buryport and Waltham in Massachusetts
Ansonia, Birmingham Danbury, Middl,
H. town, Stamford, New Britain in Connect
rs cut Auburn and Bath in Maine Dove
n Nashua and Portsmouth in New HampshiI
" and Westerly and Woonsocket in Rhod
a. Island
Postmaster Childs received Yesterday Of
In cial notice from Washington that free d,